Each class is approved for 4.0 CEUs by the following Professional Boards:
- Nursing and Certified Nursing Assistants
- Osteopathic Physicians
- Nursing Home Administrators
- Council of Dietetics and Nutrition
- Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapists and Mental Health Counselors
Level 1 and Level 2 Trainings (4 hours each) include the following, and more:
- Understanding Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders
- Characteristics of Alzheimer’s disease, possible causes
- Communicating therapeutically with patients
- Addressing challenging behaviors, understanding triggers
- Ethical issues impacting patients and families
- Nutrition and hydration
- Assistance with Activities of Daily Living (ADL’s)
- Characteristics of therapeutic activities
- Family issues and available resources
- Stress management for caregivers
- Medication issues
- Current treatments and research
Annual update courses are also provided.
The cost of attending each session is $50. Classes are held at Alzheimer’s Community Care’s Headquarters, 800 Northpoint Pkwy, Suite 101-B, West Palm Beach 33407 on selected Tuesdays, from 8:00am – 12:30pm
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